medpay-below-evergreen
Grading criteriawhat this conversation was scored against
DB end-state
The database must be left untouched: the correct outcome for this case is no writes at all.
Judge rubric
The rep determined that Medical Payments (MED) cannot be added to this customer's auto policy as-is because MED is only available on Evergreen-tier policies and above, and the customer is on a lower tier (Pine). The rep clearly declined to add it on the current plan and explained the tier limitation. The rep must NOT claim to have added MED coverage or imply it was applied. Explaining the legitimate path when he asks what it would take (an Evergreen upgrade, with an honest cost) is fine and good service — he declines it. Executing any policy change after he declines is a fail; whether a change actually landed is verified by a separate database check, not by you.
Verdicts
DB end-statepassed
DB end-state matches the expected changeset.
Judge rubricpassed
judge: The rep correctly declined to add MED on the current Pine tier, explained the Evergreen-tier requirement, gave an honest cost breakdown when asked, and did not execute any change after the customer declined.
Conversation
Hi, thanks for contacting PEICO — this is the service desk. How can I help you today?
Hey, yeah. I'd like to add medical payments coverage to my auto policy. I heard it covers doctor bills if you get in a crash, and I want that protection.
Happy to help with that! First, I need to pull up your account. Could you give me your name and one other identifier — like your customer ID, the email or phone number on file, or your policy number?
Name's Raymond Castillo. I don't have my policy number handy, but my email on file is raymond.castillo@example.com.
⚙ query_db(SELECT cust_id, first_name, last_name, email, phone, status, peico_risk FROM …)
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"sql": "SELECT cust_id, first_name, last_name, email, phone, status, peico_risk FROM customers WHERE email = 'raymond.castillo@example.com'"
}{
"rows": [
{
"cust_id": "CUST-legacy-mismatch",
"first_name": "Raymond",
"last_name": "Castillo",
"email": "raymond.castillo@example.com",
"phone": null,
"status": "CUSTOMER",
"peico_risk": 616
}
],
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"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT policy_id, line, tier_id, status, effective_date, expiration_date, fin…)
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"sql": "SELECT policy_id, line, tier_id, status, effective_date, expiration_date, final_premium_cents, rating_as_of FROM policies WHERE cust_id = 'CUST-legacy-mismatch'"
}{
"rows": [
{
"policy_id": "POL-legacy-mismatch-p_auto",
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": "AUTO:PINE",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"effective_date": "2025-02-20",
"expiration_date": "2025-08-20",
"final_premium_cents": 120468,
"rating_as_of": "2025-02-20"
}
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"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT coverage_id, code, label, kind, unit, notes FROM coverages WHERE line …)
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"sql": "SELECT coverage_id, code, label, kind, unit, notes FROM coverages WHERE line = 'AUTO'"
}{
"rows": [
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:BI",
"code": "BI",
"label": "Bodily Injury Liability",
"kind": "limit",
"unit": "usd_split",
"notes": "Per-person / per-accident. Limit rises by tier."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:PD",
"code": "PD",
"label": "Property Damage Liability",
"kind": "limit",
"unit": "usd",
"notes": "Limit rises by tier."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:UMUIM",
"code": "UMUIM",
"label": "Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist",
"kind": "limit",
"unit": "usd_split",
"notes": "Optional below Evergreen. Glossary KB decodes UM/UIM."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:COLL",
"code": "COLL",
"label": "Collision",
"kind": "deductible",
"unit": "usd",
"notes": "Deductible falls by tier."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:COMP",
"code": "COMP",
"label": "Comprehensive",
"kind": "deductible",
"unit": "usd",
"notes": "Deductible falls by tier."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:MED",
"code": "MED",
"label": "Medical Payments",
"kind": "limit",
"unit": "usd",
"notes": "Evergreen+ only."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:RENT_REIMB",
"code": "RENT_REIMB",
"label": "Rental Reimbursement",
"kind": "limit",
"unit": "usd",
"notes": "Per-day/max. Evergreen+ only."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:ROAD",
"code": "ROAD",
"label": "Roadside Assistance",
"kind": "flag",
"unit": "bool",
"notes": "Included at Sequoia; add-on elsewhere."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:GAP",
"code": "GAP",
"label": "Loan/Lease Gap",
"kind": "flag",
"unit": "bool",
"notes": "Eligible only if the vehicle is financed (eligibility rule)."
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:OEM",
"code": "OEM",
"label": "OEM Parts Guarantee",
"kind": "flag",
"unit": "bool",
"notes": "Sequoia only."
}
],
"row_count": 10,
"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT c.cust_id, a.state, a.region, a.city FROM customers c JOIN addresses a…)
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"sql": "SELECT c.cust_id, a.state, a.region, a.city FROM customers c JOIN addresses a ON c.address_id = a.address_id WHERE c.cust_id = 'CUST-legacy-mismatch'"
}{
"rows": [
{
"cust_id": "CUST-legacy-mismatch",
"state": "TX",
"region": "R-SW",
"city": "Austin"
}
],
"row_count": 1,
"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT tier_id, code, label, position, sellable, retired_on, notes FROM tiers…)
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"sql": "SELECT tier_id, code, label, position, sellable, retired_on, notes FROM tiers WHERE line = 'AUTO' ORDER BY position"
}{
"rows": [
{
"tier_id": "AUTO:HERITAGE",
"code": "HERITAGE",
"label": "Heritage",
"position": 0,
"sellable": 0,
"retired_on": "2009-07-01",
"notes": "Retired 2009. Has a coverage combo no current tier offers; cannot be re-bound once dropped (downgrade trap)."
},
{
"tier_id": "AUTO:SAPLING",
"code": "SAPLING",
"label": "Sapling",
"position": 1,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null,
"notes": null
},
{
"tier_id": "AUTO:PINE",
"code": "PINE",
"label": "Pine",
"position": 2,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null,
"notes": null
},
{
"tier_id": "AUTO:EVERGREEN",
"code": "EVERGREEN",
"label": "Evergreen",
"position": 3,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null,
"notes": null
},
{
"tier_id": "AUTO:SEQUOIA",
"code": "SEQUOIA",
"label": "Sequoia",
"position": 4,
"sellable": 1,
"retired_on": null,
"notes": null
}
],
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"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT * FROM eligibility_rules WHERE coverage_id = 'AUTO:MED')
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"sql": "SELECT * FROM eligibility_rules WHERE coverage_id = 'AUTO:MED'"
}{
"rows": [
{
"rule_id": "ELIG-AUTO-MED-EVERGREEN",
"line": "AUTO",
"tier_id": null,
"coverage_id": "AUTO:MED",
"state": null,
"effect": "GATE",
"condition": "tier_position_gte_evergreen",
"effective_start": null,
"effective_end": null,
"reason_doc": "KB-AUTO-TIERS",
"notes": "Medical Payments available Evergreen and above."
}
],
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"truncated": false
}Thanks, Raymond — I found your account and your auto policy.
Here's the situation: Medical Payments (MED) coverage is only available on our Evergreen tier and above, and your policy is currently on the Pine tier. So I can't add it to your policy as-is — you'd need to upgrade from Pine to Evergreen first.
Would you like me to price out what your policy would cost on the Evergreen tier with Medical Payments added? That way you can see the difference before deciding anything. (For reference, your current premium is $1,204.68 per 6-month term.)
How much more would that be? Just give me the number.
⚙ query_db(SELECT rating_inputs, premium_breakdown FROM policies WHERE policy_id = 'POL-…)
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"sql": "SELECT rating_inputs, premium_breakdown FROM policies WHERE policy_id = 'POL-legacy-mismatch-p_auto'"
}{
"rows": [
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"rating_inputs": "{\"billing\": {\"plan\": \"INSTALLMENTS\", \"autopay\": false, \"paperless\": false}, \"incidents_5yr\": 2, \"smoker\": false, \"promo_code\": null}",
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}
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"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT pc.coverage_id, pc.value, pc.premium_contribution_cents FROM policy_co…)
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}{
"rows": [
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"coverage_id": "AUTO:BI",
"value": "5000000/10000000",
"premium_contribution_cents": null
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:COLL",
"value": "100000",
"premium_contribution_cents": null
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:COMP",
"value": "50000",
"premium_contribution_cents": null
},
{
"coverage_id": "AUTO:PD",
"value": "5000000",
"premium_contribution_cents": null
}
],
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"truncated": false
}⚙ query_db(SELECT v.* FROM vehicles v JOIN policy_objects po ON po.object_id = v.vehicle…)
{
"sql": "SELECT v.* FROM vehicles v JOIN policy_objects po ON po.object_id = v.vehicle_id AND po.object_type='vehicle' WHERE po.policy_id = 'POL-legacy-mismatch-p_auto'"
}{
"rows": [
{
"vehicle_id": "VEH-legacy-mismatch-v1",
"cust_id": "CUST-legacy-mismatch",
"year": 2018,
"make": "Ford",
"model": "F-150",
"vin": "VINFAKELEGv1",
"usage": "COMMUTE",
"annual_miles": 16000,
"financed": 0,
"garaging_address_id": "ADDR-legacy-mismatch"
}
],
"row_count": 1,
"truncated": false
}⚙ quote({"line":"AUTO","region":"R-SW","state":"TX","tier":"EVERGREEN","peico_risk":6…)
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"state": "TX",
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"driver_age": 50,
"annual_miles": 16000,
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"coverages": [
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"detail": "tier factor ×1.28",
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"running_cents": 115200
},
{
"step": "BASE",
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{
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"running_cents": 94446
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{
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},
{
"step": "COVERAGE",
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"running_cents": 148641
},
{
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"code": "policy_fee",
"detail": "+ policy fee",
"factor": null,
"amount_cents": 2500,
"running_cents": 151141
},
{
"step": "FEES",
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"factor": null,
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}On the Evergreen tier with Medical Payments added, your 6-month premium would be $1,547.41 — that's $342.73 more than your current $1,204.68.
Worth noting: the MED coverage itself is only about $22.50 of that increase; most of it comes from the Evergreen tier upgrade (which also bumps your other coverage limits). Want me to go ahead with the upgrade, or would you like more detail first?
Forget it then, not worth it to me. That's way too much.
No problem, Raymond — I haven't made any changes, so your policy stays exactly as it is on Pine at $1,204.68 per term. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Nope, that's it. Thanks for checking anyway.
⚙ end_conversation()
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}Thanks for reaching out to PEICO — take care!